A 70k bet that I can't make a 50% gain in 2009

Discussion in 'Journals' started by geez, Dec 21, 2008.

  1. stop to .77
     
    #2651     Oct 1, 2010
  2. out +0.06
     
    #2652     Oct 1, 2010
  3. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101001/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101001/rig.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101001/ibm.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101001/fnf.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101001/gs.png">

    9:36

    (2min play)
    LONG RIG 65.01
    STOP 64.92
    TGT 65.19

    - Gap up with SPY but a little more strength
    - long the break of the round #
    - out -0.13

    10:20

    LONG IBM 136.09
    STOP 135.95
    TGT 136.37

    - SPY gapped up but trended down slowly
    - IBM very strong from the open
    - got 9c from TGT but SPY put in a huge selloff and this was doomed
    - out -0.15

    10:27

    SHORT FNF 14.84
    STOP 14.97
    TGT 14.58

    - gap up, super weak from open
    - look for continuation
    - after 11 another short setup showed up which was valid for an add (geez entered here). moved stop to .77
    - out +0.06

    10:43

    LONG GS 146.2
    STOP 145.89
    TGT 146.67

    - SPY puts in a huge selloff which GS follows with but doesn't fall nearly as much
    - long the higher low
    - out +0.48

    10-11 on the week. 34-31 on the month of september (doesn't include todays results)

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/10/02/2010-10-01-trades/
     
    #2653     Oct 2, 2010
  4. 9:33

    LONG AMZN 155.01
    STOP 154.75
    TGT 155.52

    got to .48, moved stop to just under .00

    out -0.25 (massive slippage)
     
    #2654     Oct 4, 2010
  5. 10:12

    SHORT POT 141.94
    STOP 142.13
    TGT 141.6

    out -0.22

    10:35

    SHORT X 42.27
    STOP 42.39
    TGT 42.03

    out -0.14

    10:51

    SHORT NEM 62.02
    STOP 62.13
    TGT 61.8

    out -0.12

    0-3-1 on the day, i'm done..

    hi jess..
     
    #2655     Oct 4, 2010
  6. <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101004/spy.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101004/amzn.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101004/pot.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101004/x.png">

    <img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101004/nem.png">

    9:33

    (2min play)
    LONG AMZN 155.01
    STOP 154.75
    TGT 155.52

    - SPY gap down, AMZN gap up
    - puts in a huge 2 min bar
    - long over the round #, stop at bottom of bar
    - got to .48 in a hurry, move to .95 stop
    - out -0.25 (massive slippage)

    10:12

    SHORT POT 141.94
    STOP 142.13
    TGT 141.6

    - SPY gapped down but headed green quickly
    - POT tanked from the open and stayed at the lows even through the 10am #
    - out -0.22

    10:35

    SHORT X 42.27
    STOP 42.39
    TGT 42.03

    - Same story as pot, very weak relative to spy
    - out -0.14

    10:51

    SHORT NEM 62.02
    STOP 62.13
    TGT 61.8

    - ditto, ugh
    - out -0.12

    http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/10/04/2010-10-04-trades/
     
    #2656     Oct 4, 2010
  7. fat fingered a -0.15 thinking i was testing an order before anythign

    9:55

    LONG NEM 64.63
    STOP 64.45
    TGT ..

    out -0.19

    10:15

    SHORT POT 142.99
    STOP 143.15
    TGT ..

    out -0.19

    10:21

    SHORT UNH 34.66
    STOP 34.74
    TGT 34.5

    out b/e

    10:30

    LONG RIMM 49.91
    STOP 49.75
    TGT 50.23

    see below

    10:41

    SHORT TLB 10.92
    STOP 11.03
    TGT 10.70

    out -0.12

    10:49

    adding
    LONG RIMM 50.03
    STOP 49.92
    TGT 50.25

    all stops moved to .99

    out rimm +0.06 on the first leg, -0.06 on the 2nd leg

    ughhh what a week
     
    #2657     Oct 5, 2010
  8. 11:57

    SHORT POT 142.66
    STOP 142.85
    TGT ..

    out -0.22
     
    #2658     Oct 5, 2010
  9. 13:50

    SHORT RIMM 49.71
    STOP 49.78
    TGT ..
    out -0.07

    13:55

    LONG GS 148.91
    STOP 148.57
    TGT 149.59

    out +0.67
     
    #2659     Oct 5, 2010
  10. 1-5-2 day. will do charts sometime tomorrow. sick as a dog right now, cough syrup making me loopy (and i'm gonna blame trades that too)
     
    #2660     Oct 6, 2010